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Wednesday, March 20, 2:00pm - Skywarn Spotter Training - Marion County State Fairgrounds. Wednesday, March 20, 6:30pm - Skywarn Spotter Training - Putnam County.
A SKYWARN Training presentation at Peterson Air Force Base. The NWS sponsors Skywarn training sessions in the US. These sessions usually occupy two hours, and focus on hazard identification and communication along with spotter strategies and safety. NWS recommends attendance at refresher courses every two years. [3]
Skywarn weather-spotting classes sponsored by the National Weather Service and the Stark Emergency Management Agency are training civilians again.
The Spotter Network (SN) is a system that utilizes storm spotter and chaser reports of location and severe weather in a centralized framework for use by coordinators such as emergency managers, Skywarn and related spotter organizations, and the National Weather Service.
The US National Weather Service developed an organized storm spotter training system starting in the 1970's. Meteorologist Alan Moller played a significant role in the development of the effort. He believed that storm spotters are a vital part of the Integrated Warning System since they provide "ground truth verification" for forecasters.
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Trained spotters with the National Weather Service can do what radar can't, even right here in Knox County. National Weather Service SKYWARN volunteers spot storms in Knox County. Want to join?
Skywarn, a U.S.-based international spotter program that provides training to citizens on how to spot severe weather phenomena, is offered by forecasting agencies in several countries including the National Weather Service (NWS) in the United States. [13]